Sunday, April 28, 2013

DIY CHAIR!!

So the top image is what the chair originally looked like when I bought it, and the bottom is what it looks like now. I'm so happy with how it turned out.
I used an outdoor/ interior paint, tinted to 'nightsky' so just slightly lighter than black. It only needed two coats with and undercoat.

Process in how I did it
  1. Bought chair (obviously)
  2. Removed base of the chair
  3. Took of the material that was originally there.
  4. Replaced with black crushed pane (velvet). I used 1cm tacks to attach the material to the base.
  5. Sanded back the chair with sand paper, and files for the crevices.
  6. Painted undercoat.
  7. Painted two outer coats and left to dry for 15 hours.
  8. Re-attached and screwed in the base
Bada-bing bada-boom!!!

I think I will add a varnish to the top paneling and maybe some pink colour gem/rhinestones.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

24-4-13

I know I promised a photo of the chair, but I get to complete it this weekend and will put a photoset up instead.

Today was better than yesterday at least, I'm not such a grump. We had a math test, which my teacher decided he'd turn up an hour late for. I feel confident that I didn't fail, and there was only 1 question I couldn't answer.



<Had my hair in buns today but there was excess hair, so I plated there rest. I quite like it.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Dreaming of far off places

Wish That I could go here again. There's nothing much to do and it's very small but Cattai is one of the prettiest places I have been to. The trees there are just amazing. The smell is amazing, and is so far away from everything it is extremely peaceful.


I wish to travel to a forest somewhere and stay for a while, with nothing but nature.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Eeep


With my cut fringe that I did last week. It's growing on me now.

I FOUND THE CHAIR. I went to an op shop coming home from uni today because I spotted some furniture outside the shop while I was driving past. It exactly how I wanted it and the seat is cushy, so I wont have to be replacing it. I only spent $20 (I could have bought a cheaper one, but I liked this one more). I will upload some images of it tomorrow.

I can finally get started on my DIY project. Now to get some fabric and paint, so I can decorate after I've sanded it back and fixed the footing (slight chipping). AAH I'm so excited.

On another note, got another part of my major assignment back today. I did much better than I thought and turns out that I was freaking out that I didn't do enough for nothing, I DID TO MUCH, ahah. But I still got 11.5 out of 15. Now I have to start with my essay which is due in 2 weeks. Wish me luck!!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Week Off

Had a week off but didn't manage to do a vlog or post here, I've been lazy. I went back to uni today and had a test for biodiversity, I'm confident that I didn't fail, but I probably didn't do as good as I'd hoped for. I find out in the next couple of weeks though.

The iPad they gave us is the biggest distraction I could ever possibly imagine, I didn't log onto my computer FOR A WEEK. How bad is that. Turned out not logging onto my computer gave me a very nasty virus that I had to spend a few hours fixing and backing up my HDD.

I cut my hair again, just the fringe this time, just above my eyebrows. I'm not too pleased with and will try fix it later on. I'm trying to refrain from cutting any length from my hair so that it manages to grow to the length that I want it.

Do you guys think I should take photos and post them here more often, I'm trying to be a better blogger but I don't dedicate enough to it.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Great thing about my course is great stuff like this, got my iPad at collection today. I've already set up a few things and am trying to find a few worthwhile apps to put on it.